Gas and oil tank



(No Model.)

J. N. BARKER.

GAS AND OIL TANK.

No. 454,106. Patented June 16, 1891.

UNITED. STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES NEYVELL BARKER, OF LIMA, OHIO.

GAS AND' OIL TANK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 454,106, dated June 16,1891. Application filed November 3, 1890. Serial No. 370,226. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMEs NEWELL BAR- KER, of Lima, in the county ofAllen, in the State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvementsin Gas and Oil Tanks, of which the following, taken in connection withthe accompanying "drawing, is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to oil-tanks, and particularly to those deviceswhich are adapted to be used for catching gases which spontaneouslyarisefrom oil-tanks.

My object is to produce such a device for the purpose of storing oil atthe wells as it is pumped out and for the purpose of catching thearising gases for illuminating and heating purposes, the working partsof which device will operate automatically at all times and have itsworking parts covered with oil to prevent corrosion. My inventionconsists in the several novel features of construction and operationhereinafter described, and specifically set forth in the claim hereuntoannexed.

It is constructed as follows, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawing.

A is the tank, of any form desired, provided with an inlet-pipe 1entering from the top, through which the oil enters, and an outletpipe 2entering near the bottom, through which it is drawn off, the inner endof which is an upturned mouth-piece 3.

B is a tube, of any height desired, erected centrally within the tank,having slotways 4 directly opposite each other in its sides.

5 is a lever hinged or pivoted to one side of the tank, as at 6, and itsfree end passing into or through the slotway 4 in the tube 13..

v 7 is a float located at the upper end of the tube B, having a rod 8attached thereto pass ing down through the tube B and connected at itslowerend in any suitable manner to the free end of the lever 5. Thislever 5 is provided directly over the month 3 of the exitpipe with a capor valve 9 and adapted to fit into the mouth 3.

10 is a pipe, through which the gas escapes into any desired place ofstorage and maybe provided with a check-valve. 11 is any ordinarysafety-valve.

My invention is operated as follows: The oil is pumped into the tankthrough the pipe 1 until it reaches the point X X or the float. As theoil comes in, the float then rises with the oil, and this forces up thelever 5 and the cap 9, allowing the oil to escape through the pipe 2.During this process there is always more or less gas escaping from thetank. This gas passes out through the pipe 10.

hat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The combination, with the tank, the inletpipe thereto, and theoutlet-pipe therefrom having a vertical upward extension within thetank, of a lever hinged to the inside of the tank and connected at itsinner end to a float, a valve upon the lever in position to registerwith the mouth of the outlet-pipe, a vertically-mounted tube within thetank, slotted to receive and guide the inner end of the lever in itsvertical movement, and a gasescape pipe in the top of the tank, providedwith a check-valve, as set forth.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand on this 29th day ofOctober, 1890.

JAMES NEWELL BARKER.

In presence of A. S. GRAHAM, HANNAH WHITE.

